Results of study of impact of Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act on 25 school-construction project costs from 1992-97 and effect thereof on local school districts' taxes. All districts had higher construction costs and property taxes. Projects increased construction costs for the Commonwealth and recommends revisions in prevailing wage-rate law.…

Examines the presumed cost/educational-quality relationship by studying expenditure patterns of high-, middle-, and low-expenditure districts in Pennsylvania over a 10-year period. Students in high-spending districts had sizeable advantages (smaller classes and administrative support) over those in the other spending groups. (18 references) (MLH)

This study attempts to understand educational priorities through an investigation of budget choices made by 46 Oregon school districts. Two-thirds of the sample districts did not experience stringent fiscal constraint; the remainder showed budget allocation patterns favoring instruction at the expense of administrative and other areas. Includes 20…

Describes a study of how Oregon's 1979 Property Tax Relief Plan affected school district decisions about expenditures and tax levy requests, and discusses implications of the findings. (PGD)

Discusses the relationships between special education programs and their costs, as well as the primary funding formulas used for special education, policy issues affected by the funding formulas, and the potential incentives and disincentives of the various funding formulas. Looks at the effects of the approach taken in P.L. 94-142. (Author/IRT)